Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 68 Deliberation (2)

With a smile on his face, Shen Yuechen quickly shook his head and said, "The old lady is sympathetic. However, as a junior, I always feel uneasy if I don't come to the elders every morning and evening to pay my respects."

"Grandma is filial, but unfortunately, the old lady is recovering now, and I'm afraid it will make you come here in vain."

Shen Yuechen smiled faintly, looked up at Mama Yang, with clear eyes and a gentle expression, while passing the pastry box over, she said: "The most important thing for the old lady to rest, I have nothing to do, just want to come to say hello, and send some bird's nest cakes by the way, Respect her old man."

Seeing her normal expression, Mama Yang felt slightly surprised, took the box and said: "Grandma has a heart, this box is still warm to the touch."

"Then thank you, mother, to greet me." Shen Yuechen smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

Yang Ma looked at her back and paused before turning back to the house.The old lady opened her eyes, looked at the box in her hand and said, "Why don't you let her in, I haven't fallen asleep."

Yang Ma opened the box and sent it to the old lady, and said with a smile: "The old lady has been tired all afternoon, I was afraid that you would be hurt, so I didn't invite grandma in."

Looking at the small and fragrant bird's nest cake, the old lady suddenly had some appetite. She picked up a piece and tasted it, only to find that it was soft and sweet, and the taste was just right.

"What? Are you afraid that the child will come to me to complain?"

Yang's mother shook her head and said: "Grandma is smart and sensible, and she loves the old lady so much, why would she bother you with trivial things that are not worth mentioning?"

The old lady pursed her lips and said with a smile: "This cake is well made, you should try it too, it's not worse than Bai Baozhai's at all."

Yang Ma didn't refuse when she heard the words, she just bent forward and took a small piece, covered her mouth, tasted it, and said in amazement: "It really is very well done."

The old lady wiped the cake scum from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, took another sip of tea and said, "Although the child is good, well-educated, and will come to trouble again, it's just that he lacks vigor and lacks aura, so he needs to be tempered a lot." It is."

Yang Ma nodded and agreed: "What the old lady said is that it will be better after a while."

When the old lady heard this, she looked at her with bright eyes and said, "At the critical moment, you still need to help her."

Yang Ma smiled and shook her head and said: "This old slave is old and useless. Thanks to your kindness, old lady, I can still enjoy a rich meal here. How dare I make a fool of myself in front of Grandma."

The old lady pretended not to be happy when she heard the words: "You dare to say old in front of me, I think your head is a little confused."

Mama Yang lowered her head and smiled.

The old lady continued: "When you were young, you also liked to be strong. Now, how can you easily accept the old age."

Yang Ma reached out to take the teacup in her hand, "Time makes people grow old, and old slaves are not like old ladies who are blessed by heaven, so naturally they have to obey and recognize old age."

The old lady chuckled, and said: "You don't say such pleasant things to coax me, you obviously want to avoid laziness. I don't allow it, I still count on you to serve me for the rest of my life."

When Mama Yang heard this, she immediately knelt down like a play, kowtowed and said, "Oh, my ancestor, this old slave is waiting for your words. From now on, I can follow the old lady for the rest of my life. It's gone."

The old lady stretched out her finger and nodded her forehead: "Tsk tsk tsk, look at your talent, you have been bribed by just a few foods. If, if I give you this box of bird's nest cake, Do you have to write another deed of selling yourself later?"

Yang Ma smiled and said: "It's true that this old slave is greedy...but this is the grandma's filial piety to you, this old slave doesn't dare to eat any more, it's a waste of things."

Shen Yuechen sat in front of the dressing table, looked at the concentric bun that Chunming had made for her, carefully arranged her temple hair, and said, "Are you ready for the food and wine that you ordered the kitchen to prepare?"

Tonight, she had to please Zhu Jintang, and she couldn't do it without some effort first.

Chunming nodded: "All kinds of delicate side dishes and bamboo leaf green wine are ready."

Usually, Zhu Jintang would go home before You hour, Shen Yuechen had prepared everything and just waited for him to come back.

Steamed sea bass, Taibai drunken chicken, three shredded cold salad, stir-fried vegetables, hibiscus cake, golden rolls, and a pot of mellow wine.

After Zhu Jintang came back, he saw that the table prepared by Shen Yuechen was exquisite, and he was still stern and expressionless, but he was surprised.

She has always been willing to pay attention to food, but today's atmosphere seems a bit wrong.

Shen Yuechen was already used to his unchanging ice-berg face, she stepped forward to ask him to change his clothes, then waved her hand lightly, Chunming retreated with a very winking look, and quietly closed the door.

Zhu Jintang held the white-faced folding fan and shook it a few times, Shen Yuechen stood aside, wet a towel with water, wiped his hands, and then poured wine and vegetables for him.

"Grandpa, please try it. How is this Taibai Drunken Chicken?"

Shen Yuechen lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, gently picked up a piece of tender chicken and put it on his plate.

Zhu Jintang sat there waving his white flour folding fan, without saying a word or moving his chopsticks.

Shen Yuechen paused, and gave him another piece of fish, but instead of putting it on the plate, he fed it directly to his mouth, and coaxed him softly, "Grandpa, taste this fish while it's hot." , Mama Wu put a lot of thought into it."

There was no surprise on Zhu Jintang's face, but he was surprised that she would be so intimate with him... She is usually docile and cautious, but she has never been so coquettish and courteous.

What happened to her today?Did you get overjoyed when something good happened?Still, I want to ask for something... Zhu Jintang's eyes showed some deep meaning, and he took a mouthful of fish with her hand, chewing and savoring the taste slowly.

Seeing that he finally responded to her, the corners of Shen Yuechen's lips twitched, and she was about to continue serving food, but Zhu Jintang asked, "What's the matter?"

When Shen Yuechen heard this, his hands paused.Anyone who is courteous for nothing can see that there is a problem, let alone a person like him who has been struggling in business all the year round.She originally thought to wait for him to eat and drink first, to make him happy first, and then she would talk about it herself.

Shen Yuechen slightly raised her eyelashes, held up the wine glass with both hands, slowly respected Zhu Jintang, and said cautiously: "First of all, I have to apologize to the uncle first, and please drink this glass of apologetic wine first, so that the concubine can wait a long time. Say it clearly."

As expected.Zhu Jintang took the glass, drank the wine in one gulp, and said calmly, "You can tell."

Shen Yuechen then told Zhu Jintang exactly what happened during the day, without favoritism or resentment.After she finished speaking, she stood there and waited for a while before Zhu Jintang's voice came: "If something is broken, replace it with a new one, and if the servant is not useful, just replace it with a useful one. There is no need to worry too much."

Zhu Jintang listened very seriously at first, but after listening, he couldn't be serious anymore. He poured himself another glass of wine and wanted to interrupt her, but he still listened slowly.

Shen Yuechen still lowered her head, and said quietly: "I heard from Nanny Li that the vase was a birthday gift from my aunt and grandmother, and it is very precious... Besides, Mingxin has served my uncle personally for many years, if I want to change it, I will always You have to ask the uncle what he means first."

She and Mingyue have been with Zhu Jintang for a long time, if anything happened, they had to ask first.

Personal service?Zhu Jintang raised his eyebrows slightly, but felt that these four words sounded very awkward.

Shen Yuechen continued: "There are not many maids around my uncle. I'm afraid you won't be used to sending Mingxin away, but Nanny Li is very clear about rewards and punishments, and she is stern and selfless. Even if I want to keep Mingxin to serve her I'm afraid it will be difficult for the uncle to be around..."

Zhu Jintang smiled lightly, but didn't laugh out loud. "The people and affairs in this yard are under your control. No matter how high you are, Nanny Li is no higher than your master. There is no need to act according to her face. As for Mingxin, she is just a maid, without her , there are others around, what am I not used to."

Hearing his words, Shen Yuechen still felt very good in his heart. He slowly let go of his nervous and sweaty palms, raised his head, curled the corners of his mouth, showing a quiet smile, and said, "Master said so, my concubine I am grateful in my heart. Come, I will pour you another cup."

Seeing the relieved expression on her face, Zhu Jintang felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He pressed her hand and said lightly: "You should sit down too. It's not fun to drink alone. You can have a drink with me."

Shen Yuechen looked at him with embarrassment when he heard the words, and said in a low voice: "I don't know how to drink."

Zhu Jintang picked up the jug and filled her a glass: "If you can't drink, learn. There is no daughter-in-law in the Zhu family who can't drink. If you don't learn, you will only be drunk by others when the holidays come. part."

He didn't want to fool her, what he said was based on experience.

Merchants' homes, regardless of gender, have to be able to eat a few glasses of wine, and occasionally add to the fun and socialize.

Shen Yuechen sat down without saying a word, took the wine glass in a timely manner, followed his example, and drank the wine in the glass in one go.

After drinking a glass of wine, a hot feeling came to my heart immediately, and my face also had a fever.I thought a glass of wine would be enough, but Zhu Zhu Jintang poured another glass.

Shen Yuechen blushed, waved his hands and said: "I'm too small, I can't drink any more, if I get drunk later, it's a petty person who gets confused and loses composure, and it's a big deal if I don't serve you well."

Zhu Jintang directly handed the wine glass in front of her, telling her not to take it, "If you're drunk, there are maids serving you outside, so you don't have to worry about everything."

Shen Yuechen didn't want to disturb his good mood, so he had to bite the bullet and drink another cup.

The alcohol content of this wine was not high, Zhu Jintang drank it as if drinking water, calmly and contentedly.On the other hand, Shen Yuechen, drinking one glass after another, his mind gradually becoming blurred, just sat there staring at the wine glass in his hand, and sighed unconsciously: "Oh... sir, it's not good to drink on an empty stomach, it's bad for your body... ..."

Seeing that her cheeks were flushed like fire, Zhu Jintang looked a little confused, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened. He just replaced the empty cup in her hand with his own full cup, and said calmly, "Drink one last cup, and I'll drink with you." After speaking, he made a gesture with the empty cup, Shen Yuechen was in a daze, not knowing that he was deliberately teasing himself, so he simply raised his head, and drank it thoroughly again.

Some people get sleepy when drunk, some people become talkative when drunk, and some people find alcohol to continue drinking when drunk.And Shen Yuechen obviously belonged to the last one.

Shen Yuechen, who was drunk, had a ruddy complexion and a lazy expression, on the contrary he looked a little more charming, his whole face seemed to be glowing, and his pair of dark eyes became more and more beautiful.

(End of this chapter)